2016 SAFF Women's Championship
International women's football championship
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The 2016 SAFF Women's Championship was the 4th edition of the SAFF Women's Championship, the biennial international women's football championship contested by the national teams of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF). The tournament began in India from 26 December 2016 and went on until 4 January 2017. The country was awarded hosting rights in January 2016.[1] This was the first time India had hosted the SAFF Women's Championship.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  India |
| Dates | 26 December 2016 – 4 January 2017 |
| Teams | 7 |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | India (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Bangladesh |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 12 |
| Goals scored | 57 (4.75 per match) |
| Attendance | 117,662 (9,805 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Sabitra Bhandari(12 goals) |
| Best player | Indumathi Kathiresan |
| Fair play award | Nepal |
← 2014 2019 → | |
The defending champions coming into the tournament were India, who won the three previous tournaments.[2] By the end of the tournament, India emerged as champions again, defeating Bangladesh in the final 3–1.[3][4]
Participating teams
Apart from the hosts, India, six other South Asian teams participated in the tournament. On 3 November 2016 it was announced that Pakistan would not participate in the tournament.
| Country | Appearance | Previous best performance | FIFA ranking December 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| India (Host) | 4th | Champions (2010, 2012, 2014) | 54 |
 Afghanistan | 4th | Semi-finals | n/a |
| Bangladesh | 4th | Semi-finals | 114 |
 Bhutan | 4th | Group-stage | n/a |
 Maldives | 4th | Group-stage | 116 |
| Nepal | 4th | Runners-up | 105 |
 Sri Lanka | 4th | Semi-finals | 115 |
Squads
Venue
The Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri, West Bengal served as the host venue for the SAFF Women's Championship.[5]
| Siliguri | |
|---|---|
| Kanchenjunga Stadium | |
| Capacity: 30,000 | |
Group stage
The group stage draw for the tournament was held on 17 November 2016 at the South Asian Football Federation head office in Dhaka.[6]
Group A
Rules for classification: Tie-breaking criteria
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | India (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 | Afghanistan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| India | 5–1 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
Kamala Devi  3', 32'Mallik 29'Dangmei 45+2'Sanju 90+2' |
Report | Muhtaj 88' |
| Bangladesh | 6–0 | Afghanistan |
|---|---|---|
| Sabina 6', 15', 40', 44', 48' Shopna 85' |
Report |
| India | 0–0 | Bangladesh |
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| Report |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 2 January | ||||||
| Nepal | 1 | |||||
| 4 January | ||||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| 2 January | ||||||
| Bangladesh | 1 | |||||
| Bangladesh | 6 | |||||
| Maldives | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
Final
Goalscorers
- 12 goals
- 8 goals
- 5 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
Grace Dangmei- Indumathi Kathiresan
Aminath Shamila
Erandi Liyanage
- 1 goal
Farkhunda Muhtaj
Nargis Khatun
Tanka Maya Ghalley- Sanju Yadav
- Mariyam Rifa
Sharmila Thapa- Krishna Khatri
- Manjali Yonjan
- Sapana Lama
- Hira Kumari Bhujel
- Nirmala BK
- Maheshika Kumudini
- Praveena Perera
- 1 own goal
- Rushani Gunawardena (playing against Nepal)